Hyphenation of contentious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contentious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tentious

Definitions of contentious:

1.	Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits A style described as abrasive and contentious A disputatious lawyer A litigious and acrimonious spirit
2.	Involving or likely to cause controversy A central and contentious element of the book- Tim W.Ferfuson

Synonyms of contentious:

adj	disputatious, disputative, litigious, argumentative
adj	controversial
adj	battleful, bellicose, combative, aggressive

Last hyphenations of this language

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